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Chicago PD Eliminates 'Roundtables' After Officer Shootings

The Chicago Police Department will cease its "round-tables" interviews following officer-involved shootings, the Sun-Times reports.

The interviews involved the officer giving a cursory statement of the incident to higher-ups in the department, including police commanders, a representative of the Cook County state's attorney's office, and a representative of the Independent Police Review Authority, the civilian agency that investigates shootings.

The roundtables were criticized for always coming to the conclusion that the officer was justified, according to the report.

The chief of the Nashville Metro Police Department took to Twitter late last week to plead for citizens to thank a police officer, appreciate the difficulty of their jobs, and understand that despite being fewer in numbers officers are being asked to do more and more every day.

The Florida Highway Patrol Training Academy posted on Facebook, "It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Master Sergeant Daniel Hinton. Master Sergeant Hinton suffered cardiac arrest during a training exercise and was transported to Gulf Coast Hospital where he later passed away."